* [[God]] or ''Tao'': "There was something [[God|formless and perfect]] before the [[universe]] was born. It is serene. Empty. Solitary. Unchanging. [[Infinite]]. [[Eternal]]ly [[Omnipresence|present]]. It is the [[Creator|mother of the universe]]. For lack of a better name, I call it [[God|the Tao]]. [[Qi|It flows]] through [[Creation|all things]], inside and outside, and returns to the [[God|origin of all things]]. The Tao is great. The universe is great. [[Earth]] is great. [[Man]] is great. These are the four great powers. Man follows the earth. Earth follows the universe. The universe follows the Tao. The Tao follows only itself." - [[Lao Tzu]], ''Tao Te Ching'', Chapter 25, [http://taotechingme.com/chapter-25-formless-and-perfect-before-the-universe-was-born Stephen Mitchell] translation. | * [[God]] or ''Tao'': "There was something [[God|formless and perfect]] before the [[universe]] was born. It is serene. Empty. Solitary. Unchanging. [[Infinite]]. [[Eternal]]ly [[Omnipresence|present]]. It is the [[Creator|mother of the universe]]. For lack of a better name, I call it [[God|the Tao]]. [[Qi|It flows]] through [[Creation|all things]], inside and outside, and returns to the [[God|origin of all things]]. The Tao is great. The universe is great. [[Earth]] is great. [[Man]] is great. These are the four great powers. Man follows the earth. Earth follows the universe. The universe follows the Tao. The Tao follows only itself." - [[Lao Tzu]], ''Tao Te Ching'', Chapter 25, [http://taotechingme.com/chapter-25-formless-and-perfect-before-the-universe-was-born Stephen Mitchell] translation. |